Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-25
A PARTY MOVE.
The Temperance Dodge Repubii'
en0 Trick.

The meeting Saturday night at Cen
tral Hall, ostensibly in the interest of
the temperance cause, but really de-
signed to help the Republicans, has
aroused great indignation among the
most prominent Temperance workers III
Richmond. For some time past Mr..
j. l.. McGlone, stenographer to Cap
tain john s. Wise, and Mr.. Carter Har-
rison, secretary of the City Republican
Committee, have been trying to use
the Templar lodges in the interest OF
their party, but in every case they have
met with defeat. Finding tn Y could
not succeed in the lodge they then
started this Saturday-night meeting
The following card gives the facts;
A CARD PROM THE GoOD TEuPLARs.-We, the
undersigned Good Templars and temperance
advocates OF the city OF Richmond, knowing
that the local-option law recently passed by TIE
Legislature of Nirginis Is an established fact.
aud tnat 10 is a fixed law now upon our statute
books, and We believe that both parties were IN
earnest when they voted for Its enactment aud
We Also believe that any further agitatiOn OF tho
question VIII rebound 10 our injury and pOss-
bly, be the means OF causing repeal OF the law
Itself, therefore we condemn the action OF the
so.callcd temperance meeting held at central
Hall Saturday, 12d instant, believing that 10 was
rot originated Tor the good Of the temperance
cause, but for the sole purpose Of introducing
politics into 0ur order. which all good men VINO
have the true interest OF tie cause at heart
ought 70 GccrT.
We therefore ask an true Temperance men
10 meet viii ps at 90 east Broad street az s:31
oiciock Wednesday evening. aud help Us pul
Gown this attempt % drag us into politics. and
thus defeat the object which we have so faitn-
fully WORKED 10 accomplish.
". :. EUsrACE,
J. =. WOOD.
". HALL CREW,
JOsEPn lf. SHEPHERD,
WILLIAM BUCHANAN,
Z. A. JONES,
SYI. JONES.
4. j. CAMPBELL,
JANIS {. AMBERS.
X. g. SWYTH,
WILLIAM BEVERLY,
4. J.. MARTIN.
Sidney Lodge, I. o. G. T., which
has over $50 members, met last nigut
and adopted the following:
Whereas We noticed an article in the Ricl-
mond Dir dfch q sunday giving au account ot
q meeting of number Of temperance WorHe-5
Saturday night called under The signatures %.
Eve prominent Good Templars aud wheroas
We honestly believe such action almost ON tu'
owe Of the election calcullted 10 bring our o.
der iu disgrace, as Heli ns an eio-t t0 induce
those oi our members who voted In the pri-
mary o. violate their pledges: therefore be ~
S'fsoirfd. That sidney Lodge. No. 42S. /. %. g..
T.. Che mother Good rcmplar lodge Il RiCh-
mould desires 90 place hcrielf on positive gr-
cord aA opposed 10 all tricks or devices, no mat
ter by whom conceived, 90 uring our order into
Ioiitics.
Hesolred. That We recognize IN this move
political trick unworthy OF the uOticc Of a Good
Icmplar.
Ieso'red. That wo consider any movement
calculated b. influence our votes on the eve of
an election as contrary 10 the spirit Oi our or
der, inlutcious. impoliiic. an1 calculated 30
drive away our hest members. whose chief oh
joct iu entering our order was tO servo aui
rescue the fallen and prevent others from
foling, and NOS plan 20 organize 20 aid any
political party.